Aim: How does the Constitution separate the powers between the state and national governments?

Included in this product:
• Title page
• Do Now question: Based on the quotation by a defender of the Constitution, what is the definition of federalism?
• Student-centered activity brainstorming issues/laws of their local government and the United States
• Delegated, Reserved, and Concurrent Powers reading passage
• Application Venn diagram based on student responses and reading passage
• Supremacy Clause understanding
• Federalism: The Division of Powers application activity
• Application/Higher Order Thinking/Closing activity
• Student journal entries based on federalism for application
• Answer Key for Teachers

Students will research and understand the role of delegated, reserved, and concurrent powers granted by the principle of federalism - they will apply their knowledge in a multitude of student-centered critical thinking activities